NAICS 812310

Laundromats & Coin Laundry in California

Establishments primarily engaged in operating facilities where customers wash and dry clothing using coin- or card-operated machines.

Establishments (2023)
1,235
Statewide, California
Employees
5,310
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$164M
All establishments
Avg. establishment size
4.3
Employees per establishment

What acquirers look at

Semi-absentee operation and cash-flow stability make these popular first acquisitions. Utility costs and machine age drive every real valuation.

Laundromats by county

Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.

#CountyEstablishmentsPer 10k residentsShare of state
1Los Angeles County4510.536.5%
2San Diego County1170.49.5%
3Orange County910.37.4%
4Santa Clara County610.34.9%
5Alameda County590.44.8%
6Riverside County420.23.4%
7Sacramento County400.23.2%
8San Bernardino County360.22.9%
9San Francisco County360.42.9%
10Ventura County330.42.7%
11San Mateo County320.42.6%
12Monterey County270.62.2%
13Contra Costa County250.22.0%
14San Joaquin County170.21.4%
15Fresno County160.21.3%
16Santa Barbara County160.41.3%
17Santa Cruz County150.61.2%
18Solano County140.31.1%
19Kern County120.11.0%
20Stanislaus County120.21.0%
21Sonoma County100.20.8%
22Marin County90.40.7%
23Humboldt County80.60.6%
24Yolo County80.40.6%
25Tulare County70.10.6%

Counties in California

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.